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The decision to postpone all matches will have serious implications for some football clubs... so will the Premier League use their £1.5bn cash to help lower league sides who could go bust?

The decision to postpone all Premier League and EFL matches will have serious implications for some football clubs, particularly those in the lower leagues.

While top clubs are awash with money from TV deals, those further down the pyramid are heavily reliant on matchday income with League One and Two clubs collecting a third of their income on matchdays.

Is this an opportunity for the elite to lend a hand to those less fortunate? Here, University of Liverpool finance lecturer Kieran Maguire has his say.

The decision to postpone matches will have serious implications for some lower league clubs

Premier League

All clubs generate money from three sources: matchday income, broadcasting and commercial.